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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Risk of complications with prolonged operative time in morbidly obese patients undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty

Characteristic

Operative Time

< 60 mins (n = 4554)

60–90 mins (n = 13,640)

91–120 mins (n = 9908)

> 120 mins (n = 6088)

Age

 Median IQR

63 (57–69)

63 (57–69)

62 (56–68)

61 (55–67)

Gender

 Female (%)

3478 (76.4%)

10,145 (74.4%)

6936 (70.0%)

4066 (66.8%)

BMI

 Mean (SD)

44.4 (4.2)

44.5 (4.3)

44.7 (4.5)

44.9 (4.6)

ASA Grade

 3–4 (%)

3676 (80.7%)

10,700 (78.4%)

7822 (78.9%)

4766 (78.4%)

Smoker (%)

426 (9.4%)

1117 (8.2%)

860 (8.7%)

586 (9.6%)

Diabetic (%)

1362 (29.9%)

3838 (28.1%)

2793 (28.2%)

1646 (27.0%)

Steroid Use (%)

145 (3.2%)

448 (3.3%)

372 (3.8%)

207 (3.4%)

Preoperative Functional Status

 Independent (%)

4476 (98.3%)

13,393 (98.2%)

9748 (98.4%)

5930 (97.4%)

Discharge Destination

 Home (%)

3721 (81.7%)

11,055 (81.0%)

7567 (76.4%)

4171 (68.5%)